This afternoon, Oak *Grove*
elementary celebrated the completion of
a new wing -- and a number of other
renovations throughout the school.

Along with new classrooms, comes

new technology for teachers and
students.
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*CG 2line Cris Flippen
Oak Grove Elementary Principal CRIS FLIIPPEN:FOR THE FIRST TIME WE
HAVE TECHNOLOGY IN OUR CLASSROOMS WHERE
TEACHERS HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL LAPTOP AND
A COMPUTER FOR EACH CLASS ROOM, WE HAVE
TWO COMPUTER LABS, WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL
MEDIA CENTER THAT IS INVITING AND
WELCOMING TO OUR CHILDREN AND TEACHERS
HAVE A FABULOUS ENVIRONMENT TO TEACH
AND CHILDREN TO LEARN.
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The new wing is built around a
media center filled with computers and
interactive learning tools.

School officials say construction
took a year and a half -- and six
million dollars.
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GRAPHIC=Marvin Thompson On Tuesday members of the
ENG#=2 Roanoke City School Board will formally

introduce the man they've picked to
lead the city schools.

Marvin Thompson is due to
sign the contract that will bring him
to Roanoke as the city's next
superintendent.
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*CG locator Prince William Co.

Thompson comes from Prince
William County where he currently
serves as an associate superintendent.

The area he supervises has
18-thousand students -- and though he
has been at that job less than a year,
he says he's ready to lead the Roanoke
City schools.
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*CG 2line Marvin Thompson
Incoming Roanoke Superintendent MARVIN THOMPSON I THINK TO ME IT
SEEMED TO BE A PERFECT MATCH. FOR A
SYSTEM THAT ALREADY HAS SOME GOOD
THINGS GOING FOR IT, THAT JUST SAYS WE
WANT TO BE BETTER AND WE WANT TO BE
BETTER THAN MOST. AND I LIKE THAT.

THAT'S A CHALLENGE TO ME AND I SENSE
THE PEOPLE HERE DON'T BACK DOWN FROM
CHALLENGES WHEN THEY WANT SOMETHING.
I'M JUST EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY.
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opportunity.

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Joe Dashiell visited Thompson in
Prince William County last week.

Tomorrow on News Seven, we'll
hear more from the new superintendent
and from others who know him well as a
school principal and administrator.
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Last year, he was the only
member of the General Assembly to vote
to keep a loophole that entitled
workers to take off the Sabbath.
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GRAPHIC=NONE Enjoy the warm weather while
ENG#=APRISA you can. Brent Watts says a change is

on the way.

The forecast is still ahead
on News Seven at Six.
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Plus the state of the arts
in Fincastle. How the old town's

becoming home to more and more artists
and traditional crafters.
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in Tallahassee. With a win over the
Seminoles, UVA would avoid tying for
the conference basement entering the
tournament next weekend in DCTERMS.
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*CG locator Tallahassee, FL
Cavaliers vs. Seminoles Early on, JR Reynolds and Devin
:00 Smith play the two man game. Smith led
the Cavaliers with 22 points including
these two in the paint, but Pete
Gillen's crew was down 11 at the break.

The spread ballooned to 20 early
in the second half after the Noles got
hot from long range.

Virginia rallied though and TJ
Bannister's acrobatics late in the game
made it a two point contest.
*CG final Virginia But FSU made their free throws and
63 went on to win it 68 to 63.
Florida State
68

*CG locator Chapel Hill, NC
Blue Devils vs. Tarheels Duke and Carolina played their
:00 grudge match today in Blue Heaven. JJ
Redick and the Devils had some trouble.
David Noel picks up the steal and
finger roll at the other end for the
Heels.

In the second half, Marvin
Williams goes to work down low for two
more as UNC finished the game on a 9-oh
run to win 75-73.
*CG locator Columbus, OH
Illini vs. Buckeyes And top ranked Illinois is
unbeaten no more after Ohio State's
Matt Sylvester buried a three with 5
ticks left today. The Buckeyes shocked
the Illini 65 to 64.
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semifinals and for the second straight
day the Cavs were without Latonya Blue,
their leading scorer, who was still out
with a bum ankle.
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*CG locator Greensboro, NC
Cavaliers vs. Tarheels Tiffany Sardin got the start in
:00 her place and picked up the slack by
scoring 21 points as UVA led 39-28 at
halftime.

Virginia grabbed a 17 point lead
early in the second half,
*CG final Virginia but faltered down the stretch as
72 Carolina's Ivory Latta poured in a game
North Carolina high 32 points leading UNC into the
78 finals 78 to 72.
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